Arrecife City Council inaugurates this Saturday, August 13, with "Tropical Vermouth Session", the series of concerts included in the program prepared on the occasion of the celebration of the San Gines Festivities by the Department of Celebrations.
From two in the afternoon, and for nine uninterrupted hours, an unmistakable Cuban flavor with urban overtones will take over the Charco de San Ginés "based on danceable rhythms performed in a series of performances that will have women as a prominent protagonist".
Next, a review of the musical bands and DJs that will star in this "Tropical Vermouth Session" of the San Gines Festivities is offered.
Participating groups of the "Tropical Vermouth Session"
The Arrecife City Council has made a small description and biography of the artists who will participate this Saturday in the festival:
Chicas de La Habana
Chicas de la Habana is a musical group made up of women, which was created in 2007 under the direction of the bassist Hilda Rosa. Since its inception, using the talent and musical knowledge of each of its members (Rolaine as the main singer, Joanna Glez on the piano, and Maidelyn Espinosa on percussion), they have become references as a female musical group, defender of Cuban music.
Based in Madrid, the Chicas de la Habana have participated in multiple events throughout Europe, have offered concerts in different cities in Spain and are regulars in Madrid. With a wide musical repertoire, during their performances they combine different current rhythms such as Reggaeton, House, and Rap, all without losing their Cuban roots.
Dj Arrocín meets Virginia Guantanamera
With the union of these two artists, who have different origins and styles, a fusion has been created in which traditional Cuban music is mixed with more urban sounds such as Reggae or Hip-Hop. In short, a mixture of styles and musical flavors that they themselves have called 'Son System' with which they have already had notable performances filling emblematic venues such as the Teatro Circo de Marte in Santa Cruz de La Palma. Virginia Guantanamera is a singer and composer with almost 40 years on the Cuban, Canarian and international stages, where she always had great reception and where her long career was awarded in 2019 with the Cubadisco award given to her latest work called 'Soy lo que soy'.
Dj Arrocín, on the other hand, is a multifaceted producer and instrumentalist who began his career in the late 90s and has been drinking from different sources until settling in urban music, making the fusion between styles such as Reggae, Hip-Hop or Cumbia his personal stamp. With more than 15 years producing in his studio, he has worked with Canarian, national and international artists.
J.E.R.I. & Dj CHK
J.E.R.I. is a rapper with a long career in the alternative musical scene of Majorera, being part as vocalist and producer of bands such as 4-51, Proyecto Liken or Cuerno Cabra for 13 years. He is characterized by his fast flows, his hoarse voice and an extreme acidity in his lyrics with which he defines in his own way the world around him. In his live shows he is accompanied by DJ CHK, world runner-up of the DMC, who promises good work on the table and the turntables.
Juana la Cubana
Juana La Cubana is an expert in techno cumbia cocktails, indie hits, electro rock and neo latin. This is the musical journalist Job Ledesma Pérez, director of Canarias Ruido and an exquisite researcher and mixer of "danceable bangers".
Sistah Vibes & Dancehall Crew
Karla León, better known as Sistah Vibes, is a Costa Rican DJ based in the Canary Islands who stands out nationally for her selection of Reggae music and all its variables. In her sessions you can hear the most primitive sounds of black music to the most current and digital mixed with electronics, afro and Latin. She has been a promoter of Jamaican Dancehall as a musical and dance genre in the islands. She has her own radio program 'Black Beates' on Xanadú Radio Tenerife, through which she promotes interest in the history of different genres of black music.
